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The New York City Department of Buildings (“DOB” or the “Department”) recently released draft rules intended to bring clarity to several issues related to building owners’ compliance...

As frequent readers of this blog are no doubt aware, the ten-volume practice treatise entitled Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts and edited by distinguished commercial...

The onset of COVID left the hotel industry in disarray, as travel basically shut down nationwide overnight. But looking at the sector now, occupancy numbers have been rising rapidly, with expectations setting in that the sector could return to pre-pandemic numbers by 2024, according to CBRE. Partner Insights spoke with Michael Kosmas, a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and head of its global hospitality and leisure practice, for insight on where the sector stands today, and how t...

Supply Chain Impact Gets Pride of Place in New CFIUS Executive Order - Noting that “unfair trade practices by competitor nations,” among other things, had “hollowed out”...

Chris Osborn, Mitch Skinner and Claude Szyfer offered an update on multiple industry antitrust lawsuits at the Council of Multiple Listing Services' annual conference.

The Supreme Court's upcoming term beginning on Oct. 3 will focus on fights over equality, experts say. The justices will rule on LGBTQ rights and the First Amendment, voting rights and gerrymandering, affirmative action, indigenous rights and prisoners' access to habeas corpus.

Historic Executive Order Requires CFIUS to Assess the Impact of Foreign Investment on Supply Chain Resiliency, U.S. Technology Leadership, Industry Concentration, Cybersecurity, and...

When the Supreme Court rules in Moore v. Harper in the upcoming term, it will decide whether the Constitution permits state courts to review congressional maps and election rules set by state legislatures. Some civil rights organizations, attorneys and legal scholars worry the ruling could upend judicial review of elections and possibly undermine democracy.

Many BNPL lenders can credit their meteoric rise to the unique circumstances of the pandemic. As their market shifts, these companies are forced to find new avenues of growth under the increased scrutiny of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

On July 27, 2022, Senators Schumer and Manchin announced a compromise bill known as The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Bill”) that covers various climate and energy programs that...